"assassinated" in the verb sense
1. assassinate
murder especially of socially prominent persons
"Anwar Sadat was assassinated because many people did not like his peace politics with Israel"
2. assassinate
destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation
"He assassinated his enemy's character"
"assassinated" in the adjective sense
1. assassinated
murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
"the 20th century has seen too many assassinated leaders"
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